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For the first time in program history, Dr. Phillips is a state football champion. Powered by a special teams touchdown and a defensive touchdown, the Panthers defeated Atlantic 17-7 in the 8A Championship game.

Player of the Game Japerri Powell blocked an Eagles punt in the first quarter to give the Panthers a 7-0 lead. The junior standout led the suffocating defensive attack with 2.5 sacks and tied for the team lead with seven tackles.

Sterling Stockwell added a 29-yard field goal to give Dr. Phillips a 10-0 halftime lead, after a first half in which both offenses struggled to find rhythm.

Dr. Phillips led 10-0 to start the fourth quarter of the 8A Championship for the second-straight year. But after a fourth-quarter collapse in 2016 that led to a 14-10 Miami Southridge win, Dr. Phillips linebacker Cameron Williams provided the crushing blow to Atlantic's offense. An interception return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter gave the Panthers an insurmountable 17-0 lead.

Atlantic did get its passing attack going late in the fourth quarter. Antoine Williams II finished with 191 passing yards and scored on a 15-yard touchdown run to provide the final score of the game.

The Eagles were making their first state championship game appearance since 1978, and fall to 0-5 all-time in title games.

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